Early Day Motion·EDM 1800

FOOD AID SITUATION IN WESTERN SAHARA

22 October 200253 Signatures

Motion Text

That this House is concerned about the situation of over 170,000 Saharawi refugees from Western Sahara; is alarmed at the increasing food shortage among refugees; notes that the World Food Programme estimates that one third of Saharawi children suffer chronic malnutrition; and urges the Government and the Secretary of State for International Development to work with the World Food Programme to overcome this crisis.